Now, getting my options of the show right off the bat. Yes, I am quite fond of the show and it is definitely in my Top 5 current running cartoons. There's a ton to talk about with this show because they often like to throw different stuff on the wall to see what sticks (which makes for some great episodes and some bad episodes), an interesting world that can lead to a lot of theories, and a wide variety of characters who may seem stereo typical at first but get much more depth as the show goes on. For example, Pinkie Pie (the energetic party planning comic relief) may seem to be just the zany character of the group and yes for the most part this still stands, and there are times when the show does make Pinkie too zany. But, over time we learn more about her backstory, coming from an all work no play family that never really let her think outside the box, and it's also implied that she can be kind of dangerous.

Yea… if she wasn't throwing parties she probably could've been a seasonal villain along with Discord. (shudders)

So Pinkie's pride and joy (see what I did there) is throwing parties and making people happy and what usually triggers her conflicts is when she feels that role is in jeopardy. She's the only party planner in Ponyville so what would happen if someone came around who was potentially better? Well, we don't get 'Party of One' crazy but we do get an emotional epic musical journey!

Yea, this episode rocks. It's a relatively simple plot. Another party planner named Cheese Sandwich comes to town and swoops the town away while he's helping to plan Rainbow Dash's dangerously ego boosting birthday party.

Seriously, if that head gets even bigger it could pop.

If you were to read the plot of this episode on wikepedia you wouldn't really be impressed. It has been a plot that has been done before and there really isn't that much on the line. It's a pretty tame story, but this episode isn't about the bare bones of the steak, it's about the seasoning on it. The execution is phenomenal and it takes such a simple and silly story and makes it feel like one of the most epic episodes of the show. So how in my opinion do they make this episode feel more epic then two parters like the Mare in the Moon and Princess Twilight Sparkle that started entire story arcs? Well for one, it's a musical episode.

This episode opens in a song similar to how Beauty and the Beast opened, setting up our main character and the mood of the episode. The next song, a Super Duper Party Pony, introduces Cheese Sandwich and explains his backstory, as well as showing Pinkie getting left in the dust.

Pinkie's Lament (which is my favorite song of the episode by the way) explains Pinkie's fears of getting abandoned and shows her ready to give up, until she looks at her past accomplishments and remembers what she has to fight for.

The Goof Off acts as the climax of the episode and it is completely zany. Pinkie and Cheese are competing for the title of the supreme party pony. The song starts off simple but as it goes on it gets crazier and crazier until we get our characters singing the song in spanish on top of a giant paper cake with pelicans flying around and everything.

I don't know what the animators were doing to think of this… but I want to know.

There we get to the true character development, when Pinkie realizes that the party has gone too far and Rainbow isn't having fun anymore and she realizes that Rainbow's enjoyment of the party is much more important then claiming she's the best. Yea… that moral really hits home to aspiring entertainers such as myself. Sometimes on YouTube it can be easy to focus on your viewer and subscriber count and forget what makes people want to watch your stuff in the first place.

After that we get a reprise song explaining Cheese Sandwich's true backstory, he was a kid so shy that he just openly left home and apparently no one noticed…. huh. Anyway, little Cheesy ran into a Ponyville Party ran by Pinkie herself and that inspired him to get into the party business. That's cool.

So, then we get 'Make a Wish' as the finale song celebrating the final party… which by the way is also not good for Rainbow's ego. It's not really awful, not compared to a lot of other pop songs in the show anyway, I just don't get why they auto tuned Pinkie Pie. She's a good singer! She just sang for the entire episode! It even feels like a waste considering the guest they got… But really that's kind of a nit pick. It actually is a pretty catchy song and in a way the scene is kind of… beautiful. anyway Cheese Sandwich gives Pinkie Boneless and goes off, and that's the episode.

This is the kind of episode you really need to see and though I tried my hardest to capture how enthralling this episode really is in this review I can't put the actual feeling in a jar and give you a sip… and even if I did I'd probably just chug it when no one's looking because I love the feelings of this episode WAY TOO MUCH! It really is an emotional roller coaster.

I guess my only real complaint about this episode is that right after Cheese Sandwich gives Pinkie Boneless he just pulls a second one out of thin air. Yea it was funny but I'll be honest, it does kind of sap the emotion out of it. But really I'm just complaining about what isn't then what is. Here's the final verdict.

Story - 81/100 - The Presentation is Sound and they make a simple story on paper a masterpiece on the small screen. Characters - 89/100 - Cheese Sandwich is a great addition to the show and all of the main characters are in character here… well kind of. Animation - 90/100 - Boy they went all out here. Comedy - 86/100 - Like the rest of the episode, the comedy and the animation work together to make certain scenes an experience. Music - 87/100 - I'm not sure if I should judge the music here because song is very subjective to different people, but since this is a musical episode you really have to like the music to enjoy it so… blah. Really, if you like the songs in most Disney Movies or even some of the songs on the show itself, you shouldn't have any problems. Overall - 86.6/100

Supreme

Now that the review is technically over…. lets talk about the obvious…

WIERD AL IS CHEESE SANDWICH!

I don't like to include certain names into my judgement of the episode because I really want to judge the episode on what's there on the forefront, not what's going on behind the scenes and nothing gets me angrier then when people like a certain thing just because Katy Perry is in it or something like that. This started the annoying trend of plastering celebrity names as the actors in trailers and posters even when I feel the writers are just as important.

So I wanted to make sure I'm praising the episode for what it is, not just Weird Al. I think I can usually show restraint to these things but it's really hard to do that when one of MY favorite celebrities is in it so that's why I kind of skimped while talking about Cheese Sandwich. I'll just tell you now that he is excellent and he adds a certain spice to the episode, but the reason I love this episode is for all of the other reasons listed above….

Word Crimes, The Night Santa Went Crazy, and Polka Face FTW

"Parties are Serious Business".

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